Things That Annoy Me #2

No one has the solution to every problem, but when someone comes to you with a problem, don't you still try to help that person solve it? Don't you hate it when you give several suggestions to solve their problem and they shoot every single one of them down?

My suggestion: Give them one solution to their problem. Only one. I know you probably want to seem like a hero, but you're not one. You never will be. Life is full of misery, sadness, and disappointment. The only thing that will save you or anyone else from this is death.

Moron: I'm having an issue trying to get my boyfriend to call me more often. It's really bugging me.

Semi-moron: Just tell him if he doesn't start calling you more often then you're going to cheat on him.

Moron: That's too harsh.

Semi-moron: ...

Moron: I just really want him to want to call me more often.

Semi-moron: ...

Moron: I feel like I've tried everything.

Semi-moron: ...

Moron: Sigh, you're so quiet.

Semi-moron: ...

Moron: ...

Semi-moron: So, I'm thinking about working for a phone sex hotline.


...And there you have it. Ignore their cues for you to engage them in a pointless conversation about their insignificant problems that will lead nowhere. About 99 percent of "advice requests" aren't actually requests for advice at all. They just want you to wallow in their stupidity along with them. Resist.